Weighting member for card sorting racks



Oct. 14, 1952 A. L. MOHRMANN 2,613,815

WEIGHTING MEMBER FOR CARD SORTING RACKS Filed Oct. 14, 1949 2SHEETS-SHEET 1 u r: w

. INVENTOR. ALBERT I... MOHRMANN 1952 A. L. MOHRMANN WEIGHTING MEMBERFOR CARD SORTING RACKS 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 Filed 0017:. 14, 1949 PatentedOct. 14, 1 952 WEIGHTING MEMBER FOR CARD RACKS SORTINGI 7 Albert L.Molirmann, Brooklyn, N. YJ H 1 Application October 14, 1949, Serial No.121,256 I This invention relatesto improvements in racks for holdinginformation cards such as are utilized in business offices. v j

The principal object of the invention is the provision of means wherebythe loss of cards 'from such racks due to wind'or' o'therjcauses isprevented. I I

Another object of theinvention is so to construct said means as toflmake it applicable to racks already in use'in business offices withoutthe necessity of alterations in the racks themselves.

Still another object of the invention is so to construct said means asto provide for moving the card retaining portion thereof toan out of theway position when the same is not in use.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a card holding rack of the type to whichthe invention is to be applied.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the rack of Fig. 1 with the inventionapplied thereto.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the rack shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the top portion of Fig.2.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the means of the inventionwith some parts left out to clarify the view.

Fig. 6 is a detail in perspective of the card retainer of the invention.

Fig. 7 is a detail in side elevation of the card retainer of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating the position inwhich the card retainer is placed when not in use.

A card rack of the type to which the invention is to be applied isillustrated in Fig. 1 and a case having a back board ID to which aresecured side boards II and a floor board I2, the space between said sideboards being divided up into several compartments by partitions I3 whichare secured to the back :board Ill and the floor board l2.

According to the invention there is provided a large sheet metal plate M(Fig. 5) bent over at its top to form a channel l5 adapted to'fit overthe top of the back board [0 (Figs. 4 and 8),

s Claims. (01. 211 10 and having a seriesofslits: l-t0 receive thepartitions I 1 13 .FTIH

Plate. I4 is also provided with a series of slots, l1 (Figs. 2 and ,3)interspersed with slits l6,-;the

slots however extending upwardly-past-the apex of the curvedportion-of'sthe plate '14 (Figs. 4 and 8). 'In-eachof theslots 11- thereis loosely mounted a cardretaining device comprisingv a nail-like bar It(Figspdand; 7),;havingz-one end flattened in thehorizontaldirection-only to. form a head 20 and havingvalso' anvannularoollar'or shoulder 2| spaced a short distance along the bar fromthe head 20. At its other end bar l8 has fastened thereto as by a screw22, a downwardly extending member 23 to which is secured a flat weightor card retainer 24.

The construction is such that the shank of each bar [8 between head 20and collar 2| resides in slot 11 and is maintained in said slot for upand down sliding movements as cards are placed in or removed from thecompartment with which it is associated by said head and collar.

In order to provide room in which head 20 can slide up and down betweenplate l4 and back board It], plate I4 is provided with several spacerblocks 25 (Figs. 4 and 5) which bear against back board [0.

In order that the weights 24 can be moved to an out of the way positionwhen not in use, plate [A is made of a vertical length sufficient forthe lower end thereof to bear on floor board l2, the upper end ofchannel I5 then being spaced a short distance above the top of backboard 10 (Figs. 4 and 8) to provide room for head 20. As mentioned aboveeach slot I1 is continued a short distance past the apex of the curve inthe upper portion of plate It and the card retainer can, therefore, bemoved upward and the plate 24 swung past a vertical position above backboard l0 (Figs. 1 and 8), the device being maintained in this out of theway position by the bar l8 engagin the end of slot l1.

It will be seen that the reason for flattening head 20 of bar I8 only inthe horizontal direction is to permit of said head being moved about thearcuate upper end of channel I5.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I 3 claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A weighting member for use with a rack having a backboard and aplurality of forwardly extended partitions dividing the interior of therack into compartments open at their fronts and tops for receivingstacks of paper comprising a fiat plate, said plate having a pluralityof equally spaced slits"extiided upward fromthe bottom edge thereofandhaving between each pair of slits a vertically extended slot, saidplate having, its top portion bent rearward and downward, forwardlyextended horizontal, bars, having their rear ends slidably retained insaid slots for V81: tical movement relative to said plate, and weightsmounted on the front ends of said'bars'.

2. A weighting member foruuse witha rack, having a backboard and aplurality of forwardly extended partitions dividing the interior oftherack into compartments open at their fronts and tops for-receivingstacks ofpaper comprising a fiat plate, said plate having a plurality ofequally spaced slits extended upward from the bottom edgef'thereof andhaving-"between each of slits-a vertically extended slot, said platehaving its top portionxbentrearward and downward, a plurality ofweight's detachably mounted to said plate, each of said Weights beingadapted to flee slidablydisplaced" in one'of said slots in a dire'ctionrelativetosaid plate; 1

3. 'A 'w'ei ghting member foruse with a rack havmember attached to saidplate, said top memher extending. rearward and downward and adaptedtortaid's'aid weights at the topmost position of; their verticaldisplacement.

ALBERTLMOHRMANN.

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